# Author response to Comment on: Cytokines (IL1β, IL6, TNFα) and serum cortisol levels may not constitute reliable biomarkers to identify individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

**Authors:** Michael Fleischer, Fabian Szepanowski, Anne K. Mausberg, Livia Asan, Ellen Uslar, Denise Zwanziger, Mark Stettner, Lothar Volbracht, Christoph Kleinschnitz

PMC · DOI: 10.1177/17562864241255819 · 2024-05-31

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** IL1B (interleukin 1 beta) [NCBI Gene 3553] {aka IL-1, IL1-BETA, IL1F2, IL1beta}, IL6 (interleukin 6) [NCBI Gene 3569] {aka BSF-2, BSF2, CDF, HGF, HSF, IFN-beta-2}, TNF (tumor necrosis factor) [NCBI Gene 7124] {aka DIF, IMD127, TNF-alpha, TNFA, TNFSF2, TNLG1F}
- **Diseases:** post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (MESH:D000094024)
- **Chemicals:** cortisol (MESH:D006854)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11143844